St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-07
THE MINNEAPOLIS CLUB.
Something About the Flour City,s
Base Ball Team.

| Ease Dall Eeam.
The only especially new matters con-
cerning base ball are connected with Man
ager Fosters recent visit to New York.
One of the objects of the trip was to secure
Murphy, of the last years New England
league. Minneapolis has now several of the
crack players of that league, who unani-
mously recommended Murphy on account
of his heavy hitting, III which particular he
led that league last season. Manager Fos-
ter did not secure him. but has not vet
abandoned hope. If Murphy leaves the
league he will come to Minneapolis.
The base ball season will be fairly in
augurated in Minneapolis in just six weeks,
when the Detroits will play series of six
games in the Twin Cities, beginning at st.
Paul, and alternating between there and
Minneapolis. The team. while in the
Northwest, will make the West hotel it's
headquarters, and has already engaged
quarters. The club is now on Southern
tour, and at the close of the final game in
New Orleans will come direct to Minneapo-
lis. While it is improbable that either st.
Paul or Minneapolis will win the series, it is
not unlikely that the team from
the City OF the Straights will lose one game
to each local team. Manager Foster is con-
tident of this, and Manager Barnes has
similarly expressed himself. In any event,
the series will be of sufficient interest in
each city to warrant large turnout at
every game.
The GLOBE has already stated that the
chief trouble with the Minneapolis team last
year was the want OF order and discipline,
and this trouble crept out in many ways
| One of the forms was the absence of an
official scorer, and the result was that no
| nj a. off ninl ard an,x1I La do
John Leonard, of the Tribune, has now
been appointed official scorer, and will
probably exert himself to keep the records
straight. This will be an advantage also
| to the Tribune, for it was certain that not
single score made for that paper last
season was entirely accurate, while some Of
them were grossly incorrect.
Winkleman, who will be the crack
pitcher of the Minneapolis team this year,
has been studying and practicing with the
new rules and is of the opinion they will
not be popular. He thinks the enforced
position of the pitcher will make base-steal-
ing much easier. in the first place. The
provision of four strikes will enable the
batSman to ignore at least two and possibly
three good balls, and will rob the pitcher of
much of his power. That position, how
ever has been too prominent in the past,
and if the rules have the effect of making
batting more lively they will increase the
! interest OF game to the spectators. The
rules will also prevent such pickering as
was often seen on the Minneapolis diamond
| last year. Several pitchers, notably Daily,
of st. Paul. and Murphy, of Eau Claire.
constantly stepped over the box. and it was
all utter impossibilty to keep them within
| bounds. The crowd growled continually
and dissatisfaction was rampant. This
| year will witness no repetition of such
scenes.
Jimmy Allen, local amateur, has been
signed by Minneapolis as the fifteenth man
| of the team. He is believed to have the
qualities of a good player and at least will
| be given trial. George Camel is the only
other amateur of the team, but he is known
to be good player. He is brother of
Charles CAMEL, of the Detroits, and his
friends say he will soon rival his brother.
The changes to be made by the manage
ment in the Minneapolis ball park will all
be good ones. The fences will be adjusted
so it will be very rare for ball to be batted
over them. In other respects the field was
the best in the league last year. The grand
stand will also be improved and special
a special ladies' day will probably be set
apart. The scorers box will be changed
and a gauZe screen will protect it from
vagrant foul tips.
The singular fence arrangement of the
ground was the cause of losing several
games for Minneapolis last year. one of
which games is prominent in the mind of
the writer. Minneapolis and st. Paul were
having close game, under threatening
sky. In the sixth inning the score stood l
to 1, with st. Paul finishing its half inning
Two men were out and Duryea came to
bat. Sowders sent in one of his deceptive
twists and Duryea struck three feet above
it. The next ball was an out-curve and
Duryea stepped clear over the plate to strike
it, but failed. The third ball was of the
same style, but Duryea reached far enough
to catch it on the extreme end of the bat,
sending it into right field. Duryea looked
dazed and ran slowly until the voice Of
Orator Tray was heard: run, you fool;
| it's over the fence" To the surprise of
everybody, so it was, and home run re-
suited. The next man went out on strikes.
In it's first half of the next inning Mime
| apolis made one, tieing the score, but after
| st. Paul had two men out in the last half
| the rain stopped the game. Duryea's
scratch hit and close fence won the game
| for st. Paul.
Plain Words From Denny.
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